Seattle police arrested a 38-year-old man who lives in the Capitol Hill neighborhood after he admitted to possessing and distributing thousands of files of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) using several devices.
The SPD Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit received dozens of CyberTips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children related to the suspect. Through the monthslong investigation, the SPD ICAC Unit and Washington State ICAC Task Force learned the suspect repeatedly made new online accounts for a variety of platforms to share the explicit material.
On June 24, the Washington State Patrol Missing and Exploited Children Task Force Team and SPD’s ICAC Unit served a search warrant at the suspect’s apartment in Capitol Hill. Other local, state, and federal task force partners assisted.
The suspect was arrested at his workplace in the 2200 block of Westlake Avenue in South Lake Union. He admitted to having more than 15,000 CSAM photos and videos. More CSAM was found on several of the man’s devices.
The 38-year-old suspect was booked into the King County Jail for dealing in depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct and possession of depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
The Seattle Police Department’s ICAC Unit is monitoring and reviewing NCMEC CyberTips for possible links to the suspect. Meanwhile, specially trained ICAC investigators continue to pour through the volumes of digital evidence, a critical piece in all ICAC-related investigations.
Incident Number: 2025-053200
The Seattle Police Department is the Lead Agency for the Washington Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (WA ICAC TF). The WA ICAC TF is a multi-jurisdictional group of agencies dedicated to the protection of children from sexual abuse and exploitation. Learn more about SPD’s ICAC Unit here.